Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Delray Beach & Boynton Beach, Florida
Gloria R. Fanelli
October 7, 2019
Gloria Fanelli (nee Pollaci) of Delray Beach, Florida died on Monday, October 7, 2019. She was 91 years old. Born in New York City on August 31, 1928 to the late Joseph and Mary (nee Palermo) Pollaci, she grew up with her extended family in a large brownstone in Harlem. Gloria attended secretarial school and after graduation worked her...
Blake Edward Vance
October 5, 2019
Blake Edward Vance, 83, of Delray Beach, Florida died peacefully on Saturday October 5, 2019 surrounded by family after courageously battling a Glioblastoma brain tumor. Blake was a loving husband, father, brother and friend and will be remembered for his quick inquisitive mind, wonderful sense of humor and kind and loving spirit. Blake was extremely proud of his Canadian...
James M. O'Brien
October 3, 2019
Jim O'Brien (Papa) left us to be with his God and savior Jesus on the 3 rd of October of 2019. He lived at his home in Delray Beach, FL. Jim's wife of 43 years, Pat, who passed away in 2000, will be welcoming him.
Jim was 95 years old, and originally from Des Moines, Iowa. He...
Robert Arthur Beck
October 1, 2019
Robert "Bob" Arthur Beck II, 70, of Delray Beach, FL, passed away on October 1, 2019. Bob will always be remembered as a loving husband and father with a strong Catholic faith and a warm generous spirit.
Born in Syracuse, New York, Bob spent most of his time growing up in Jacksonville, FL and Rumson, New Jersey. ...
James H. Godden
October 1, 2019
James Harold Godden, 67, of Delray Beach, Florida, passed away on October 1, 2019, after courageously battling myasthenia gravis for nearly five years.
Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and raised in Oswego, New York, James was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and educator who devoted more than forty years to the School District of Palm Beach County,...
Clifford Paul Rother
September 18, 2019
Clifford Paul Rother died on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital in West Palm Beach following a traffic accident. He was 61 years old.
The second of four children of Werner "Moon" Rother and Norma Sue (Sellers) Rother, Paul was born January 9, 1958, at St. Mary's and grew up in Boynton Beach. He was...
David J. Hennessey
September 14, 2019
David J. Hennessey, 84, of Delray Beach, FL passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2019.
Born in Manhattan, New York City, David graduated from LaSalle Academy, NYC. He served 2 years in the US Army and in 1957 joined the New York City Police Department where he served raising to the rank of Lieutenant. While on the...
Dougles Wayne Morgan
September 13, 2019
Douglas Wayne Morgan passed away peacefully on September 13, 2019, in Katy, Texas. Douglas was born September 4, 1946 to George and Emogene Morgan in West Palm Beach, Florida, who preceded him in death. He had an extensive career in radio and television broadcasting, most notably known as "The Voice of America" in 1972 in Washington D.C., where he...
Gloria E. Leone
September 4, 2019
Gloria E. Leone, 91, of Delray Beach, FL and formerly of Adelphi, MD passed away on September 4, 2019. Mrs. Leone was predeceased by her husband's Anthony J. Leone and Herman D. Bianco. Friends may call on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, from 3PM to 5PM at the Lorne & Sons Funeral Home, 745 N.E. 6 th Avenue, Delray Beach....
Joanne Lee Varga
September 1, 2019
Joanne Lee Varga, age 67, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on September 1, 2019 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Joanne was born on July 13, 1952 in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania to Vincent and Eileen (Monroe) Flanagan. A few years later, she and her family moved to Fraser, Michigan where she spent her growing years and met...
Carlton J. Baxter
September 1, 2019
Carlton J. Baxter, 74, of Delray Beach, FL and formerly of Massena, NY, as well as Webster, NY, peacefully passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2019Â Carlton was born on February 10, 1945, in Massena, the son of the late Carlton and Catherine (Zuder) Baxter. He attended Massena High School, graduating in 1963. Carlton then attended Alfred State College...
Helen Antal
August 26, 2019
Helen Antal, 92, of Delray Beach passed away peacefully on August 26, 2019. She was predeceased by her
parents Joseph and Margaret Bandy, her brother Joe Bandy, her sister Margaret Dunlap, great-grandson Austin Antal,
and niece Vicky Lash.
She is survived by her husband of 74 years, Benjamin, her two sons, Robert (Sue)...
James Milton Rowley
August 23, 2019
James Milton Rowley passed away peacefully on Friday August 23, 2019 at the age of 82 at his home in Quail Ridge Country Club where he resided for 46 years as an original member. Jim is survived by his beloved wife Phyllis (née Hartleb) of 60 years and three sons.
Jim was born in Erie, PA on...
Stephen P. Hodgkins
August 23, 2019
Stephen P. Hodgkins, 65, of Delray Beach, FL, passed away August 23, 2019. Born in Rockland, Maine, August 27, 1953, he was the son of Newell and Gloria Hodgkins. He was a 1971 graduate of Rockland District High School.
Steve went on to become a head golf professional running several golf clubs in Maine. Steve's career was...
Corinne De La Rupelle Layman
August 11, 2019
Corinne de la Rupelle Layman, residing in Delray Beach, FL and formerly Manhasset, NY passed on August 11, 2019 in her home after a long illness. Â Her family surrounded and comforted her with love in the days prior.
Corinne was known to her friends as Nina and grandchildren as "Lolly". She was born in Paris in 1931...
John J. Denery
August 10, 2019
John J. Denery, 80, of Delray Beach passed away on August 10th, 2019. John was a class of 1956 graduate of Saint Ann Catholic School in West Palm Beach and also attended the University of Florida. After serving in the United States Army, he then served as a US postal worker while raising his family for many years in...
Anne Keane Harmon
August 5, 2019
Anne Keane Harmon passed away peacefully surrounded by family in Boynton Beach, Florida on Monday, August 5, 2019 at the age of 96. Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Mary C. and John J. Keane. Anne was a longtime resident of Scarsdale, New York. For the past 41 years she resided at Quail Ridge...
Nino Canu
July 30, 2019
Nino Canu (AKA Secondo Nino Canu), 90, passed away on July 30, 2019. Born in Gardner, Massachusetts, he was a football player and 1947 graduate of Gardner High School (go Wildcats). Mr Canu moved to Miami Beach Florida and made his living as a waiter and then Maitre D' at hotels in Miami Beach FL and Longbranch, NJ.
...Nicholas W. Fenney
July 29, 2019
Nicholas "Nick" Fenney, 87, of Highland Beach, FL and Cheshire, CT passed away suddenly on July 29, 2019. Nick graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall where he was the hockey captain and a member of the student council.  He was a 1959 graduate of Dartmouth College and attended The Tuck School of Business. Nick, as a young Lieutenant in the...
William Montfort Helm
July 16, 2019
William Montfort Helm "Monty", 70, of Delray Beach, FL and formerly of Louisville, KY passed away on July 16, 2019 after a long, courageous battle with Alzheimer's. Monty is survived by his devoted wife, Carolyn, his brother, Burch, his daughters Jennifer Hill (Curtis) and Katherine Helm, and grandson, Rawson Hill.
Monty was preceded in death by his...


